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Pattern Requests. / Anyone know what this is?

« on: June 12, 2012, 02:01:47 am »

Ok, I know an elderly lady. Her husband had made this item about 25 years ago. It is basically a large heart with heart hole cut into it. Then a board across the top has 4 fishing lines with silk (Christmas Ornaments Like Balls) balls hanging down. behind the silk balls are wires that stretch across the hole in the middle. When you open and close the door the balls bounce on the wires making musical sounds until they stop. I would love to get a pattern of this, but don't know what it is called to even begin looking. Any suggestions?

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Brag Forum / My 4th Project

« on: June 12, 2012, 01:51:08 am »

This cross was made of 1/2 in Walnut. I got the idea for this by browsing crosses on the internet. I saw one in the UK, but not the plans for it. So I took the idea and made my own plan. I drew it up on Paint. The original one I saw was a bit different. My first attempt at this one was done with Popular. It broke at the last possible moment. So I got the Walnut and had some fun.

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Ask Steve a question. / Re: The Complete Intarsia Manual

« on: June 11, 2012, 05:33:30 pm »

I got the book to download right....took me 5 hours to figure it out. It showed as a blank book on the site and wouldnt download. I finally resorted to trying to save the blank looking book. When I did it opened with all the pages. The book is very well done. I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in intarsia.

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Intarsia / Re: My plans for first project

« on: June 11, 2012, 05:26:40 pm »

Nice to know that. I will do some looking for some. Hope I can locate some here in Phoenix. We have Woodworkers Source. They are pretty good with types of wood.

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Brag Forum / Re: Transit Police K9

« on: June 11, 2012, 02:51:50 am »

If you know any K9 Transit Police, it would definitely make a super nice gift. The detail in that is super with some very fragile spots. And if you are a K9 Transit Police, thank you for your service. Good project!

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Intarsia / Re: My plans for first project

« on: June 11, 2012, 02:47:10 am »

So at the risk of sounding stupid... ...gonna ask anyway....Blue Pine is really blue?

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Ask Steve a question. / The Complete Intarsia Manual

« on: June 10, 2012, 11:38:05 pm »

Do you know much about The Complete Intarsia Manual? I purchased it but cant get it to download right. I know it isnt your product, but was wondering if you or anyone you know has tried to purchase it as a download.

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Intarsia / Re: Roughwater 41' Yacht

« on: June 10, 2012, 09:15:24 pm »

Very nice work. What kind of wood did you use for this project? Also, did you use any dies to get the wood the colors you ended up with?

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Brag Forum / Re: Cedar Fretwork Tray

« on: June 10, 2012, 09:09:58 pm »

Very nice. I had printed that pattern out and was considering it. About how long did it take you to make that?

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Intarsia / My plans for first project

« on: June 10, 2012, 09:07:17 pm »

I drew up this plan using Paint. I printed it out about 20 inches across. I am still looking to see what kinds of woods I will be using. I know I want to use Zebra for the coastal cliffs. Probably will use pine for the sky and cherry for the land. Not sure about the rest of it all though. Any suggestions would be helpful before I go buying wood and cutting.

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Toy Makers / Re: Take Tombo

« on: June 10, 2012, 09:02:47 pm »

Nice project. It would be awesome if you could put in a small video showing how this thing looks in flight. I am pretty familiar with the more simple versions of this toy. The Bamboo Butterfly is a pretty common toy in Japan. I spent 2 years living near Nagasaki. Well thanks again for showing your nice project.

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Tutorials, Techniques and Tips / Re: Wood Vibration

« on: June 10, 2012, 08:49:34 pm »

Ok, this might be good news. Now, how can I find out if the saw I have can use adapters? Is there somewhere online I can check? If I can't get adapters for it that will be ok for now. My wife is pretty happy with my first projects. She wants to save for a much better saw. Until we can afford one that is pinless I am happy to use the saw I have.

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Intarsia / Re: My second piece

« on: June 10, 2012, 02:12:37 pm »

Showed this one to my wife. Love the design and the work is fantastic. Hope I can do half as good when I work my intarsia. Thanks for sharing.

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Intarsia / Re: first intarsia.

« on: June 10, 2012, 02:10:45 pm »

Wow, that is pretty good so far. Please show us when you finish. I am planning an intarsia project of my own soon. Seeing other beginners work is very inspiring to me. Thanks for sharing!

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Swap Shop / Re: clocks

« on: June 10, 2012, 01:53:49 pm »

I just got clocks from Woodworking Parts.  I found they had great prices and fast shipping.
http://woodworkingparts.com

Excellent advice. I just checked out this site. It is pretty impressive for all it offers. Thanks Judy.